CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shi2
- English meanings
- time (when), period, hour
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 日; right 寸.
Meaning & sound clues
日 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “day”.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
world; generation; life
job
run
serve; attend
power; situation
ten
history
addicted; fond of
scholar; soldier
lose; miss; fail
begin; start
real; solid; fruit
room
real; solid; fruit
corpse
city
teacher; master; expert
measure word (kinds)
wipe
carry out; give
is
persimmon
clan
wet
lion
arrow; vow
stone; rock
show; indicate
eclipse; erode
see; view
see; view
try; test; exam
oath; vow; swear
know
try
poem
suitable; comfortable
pass away; pass
explain; release
eat; food
decorate; ornament
drive; sail
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 一时
- 不时
- 与时俱进
- 与此同时
- 临时
- 何时
- 倒计时
- 准时
- 划时代
- 历时
- 及时
- 同时
- 学时
- 定时
- 小时
- 小时候
- 届时
- 平时
- 当时
- 按时
- 时不时
- 时事
- 时代
- 时候
- 时光
- 时刻
- 时好时坏
- 时尚
- 时常
- 时时
- 时期
- 时机
- 时段
- 时空
- 时而
- 时节
- 时装
- 时速
- 时间
- 时间表
- 时隔
- 时髦
- 暂时
- 有时候
- 此时
- 耗时
- 计时
- 过时
- 这时候
- 适时
- 那时候
- 随时
- 随时随地
- 顿时